Sergei Obukhov, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation:

— Our scientists, thank God, refute all apocalyptic forecasts. But the Western man in the street was completely intimidated by these horror stories. 89 percent of people in the world are afraid of losing their jobs, 74 percent of inflation and 76 percent of nuclear war and climate crisis. Meanwhile, ice in the Arctic has exceeded a 25-year maximum. So we have to live and live until the ice age!

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      4 months ago

      Real-world counter-example of a rapid drop in the use of fossil fuels leading to a decline in living standards.

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        Except that Germany is reopening coal mines? The drop in electricity is clearly connected to the sanctions in 2022 and the increase in fossil fuel prices. Not some grand “globalist” scheme to drop fossil fuels altogether.